British Pathe

Adelaide Warehouse Fire Dublin Issue (1941)

Fire in large warehouse in Australia brought under...

Booms To Check Oil Fires (1941)

New method of confining burning oil slicks using floating booms.

Experimenting With Portable Pump In Poland (1938)

Firemen in Poland put out a fire using a portable...

Heat Wave Starts 10,000 Ton Rubber Dump Blaze (1947)

Great shots of a terrifying fire in a massive...

Jet Aids Firemen (1954)

A new British designed and made fire pump makes its debut.

Fire Fighting Demonstration (1955)

Demonstration of a new British-made fire extinguisher which puts...

Firefighting (1969)

Demonstration of new aircraft fire fighting techniques. Stanstead

Smother It Out (1933)

Firemen demonstrate the use of a new foam to put out difficult fires.

Thousands Homeless After Great Fire (1940)

Terrible fire in the wooden city of Colon in Panama.

Foam Beats Plane Fires (1964)

Firemen show new way of putting out plane fires - using chemical foam.

Fire Foam Demonstration (1969)

Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

L'incendie Du Reichstag AKA Burning Reichstag - Ruins (1933)

Shots of the remains of the...

Fire - Ice And Snow (1934)

German Alpine firemen attend the fire on skis.

Fire Fighters Of France (1931)

Powerful water hoses are tested over the River Seine in Paris.

Fire Foam (1932)

Firemen use chemical foam on fires and get covered in it in the process!

Rome Film Fire AKA Pathe Front Page (1947)

A fire in an Italian film company causes devastation and...

Big Fire At Port Elizabeth (1938)

A huge fire rages in a timber yard at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

New Fire Float Tested On Thames (1939)

Firemen test new test new equipment on the River Thames,...

Fire Destroys Dutch Warehouse (1949)

Large Amsterdam warehouses are burned down in big fire.

The Jet Ship ! (1939)

New fire boat in Venice which is powered by jets of water, Italy.

Fire - Fire - Fire! (1933)

A rural fire brigade go through an exercise in a snowy part of Germany.

Powder Puffs Out Fire (1963)

Firemen use powder to put out fire. Hedel, Holland.

Brussels Store Fire (1967)

Tragedy strikes when fire breaks out in Brussels department store. Belgium.

New Fire Fighter (1967)

New chemical BCF is used to fight aircraft fires. Stansted Airport, London.

Soho Fire (1969)

Fireman fight blaze in Soho, London.

Lifting Apparatus (1969)

Bedford fire brigade demonstrate new inflatable apparatus for lifting up...

Fire Research (1950)

Research into flammable materials is carried out at Elstree in Hertfordshire.

Locomotive Testing Station (1948)

New locomotive testing station in Rugby, Warwickshire.

"Like An Earthquake" (1930)

An explosion in a Yorkshire chemical factory killed 12 and injured hundreds.

Fire On River Issue Title Is Fire, Finch And Fun (1936)

The latest in fire fighting equipment from...

Trailer Pumps (1942)

A new powerful fire pump trailer is tested in Brisbane, Australia.

Civil Defence Exercise (1968)

Civil defence emergency exercise and evacuation carried out at BP House,...

New Car Cutting Equipment (1968)

New crash rescue equipment, the air-operated Cengar Saw, is...

Firemen's Hand Pump Record (1968)

London firemen break non-stop hand pumping record. Battersea Park,...

New Fire Suit (1948)

Firemen in Luton try out new waterproof suit.

Airport Fire Engine (1951)

Airport fire engines react quickly to put out blazing aircraft. London...

The Firefighter's Progress (1936)

Modern fire engine is contrasted with old fashioned fire fighting...

Timber Fire In Dublin (1940)

A fire in a Dublin timber yard causes thousands of pounds worth of damage.

Autumn Gales And Floods Follow Summer Drought (1949)

Gales and high waves create problems in Sussex...

Training Firemen (1957)

Firemen drill - great display of skill, knowledge and courage.

Anti-Fire Device (1955)

Demonstrations of a new chemical which can be used to extinguish oil or petrol...

Park Rangers (1959)

Dapper park rangers are seen on patrol on Wimbledon Common.

Fire-Fighters Of Paris (1934)

French Firemen show off their latest equipment and skills, Paris, France.

The Super Ladder (1934)

The highest fire brigade ladder in France is tried out in front of Notre Dame in...

News Flashes - Switzerland AKA Swiss Floods (1953)

Floods smash villages along the Linth Valley in...

News From USA Gas Main Explosion & Vanguard Blows Up (1957)

Gas explosion in New York &...

Selected Originals - News Flashes - U.S.A. - U.S. Jet Plane (1955)

Material relating to newsreel...